I have XP pro on my pc. i obviously have some kind of error because I am unable to access some web sites, windows media player doesn't work, i can't dowload any updates, among other things. i recently recovered from a corrupted registry put the problem s occurred before that. i have the OS cd but is there a way to repair my problems without deleting everything. Any help is greatly appreciated......I should probably mention that my hard drive is a clone of another, of which i don't have.

I really don’t see anything bad in your log file, a number of missing files but no big deal.
But there is one entry that makes me think you might have some remnants left over from an AboutBlank infection.

Please download Aboutbuster extract it to it’s own folder and then run AboutBuster
When it’s finished it will create a log in the same folder, copy and paste the contents of that log into this thread.

You said that you have the os cd you will need it for the next operation.

Goto Start > Programs > Accessories > System Tools > System Information
In the system information window select Tools > System file checker
In that window make sure that Scan for altered file is checked click the start button.

Make sure that your os cd is in the cd rom drive.
It will take some time to complete this scan and you will be prompted about any files that have been changed or are missing.

I tried to open " system information", but it won't open. I clicked on it and the little hourglass came up for a couple of seconds and disappeared; but nothing happened. I restarted the computer and tried again and got the same results. I even tried to do it in safe mode and got the same results. Any other seggustions?....getting really frustrated.

ok i did the scan but while doing that it repeatedly asked for the xp disk even though it was in the drive. i kept hitting retry and the status bar crept up to finish eventually, but then nothnig happened. It just disappeared. I think i've got a five hundred dollar paper weight.

The missing files I referred to were registry entries for files that are no longer there.
That would not cause the problem you are describing.

If it asked for the cd then it found something changed or corrupted and tried to replace it.
Have you rebooted you system since it finished?

The fact that it kept asking for the cd repeatedly worries me a little.
Can you read from the os cd without errors?
Put the cd in, right click on the cd drive and select explore now open some folder.
Before we go for an in-place upgrade I want to make sure that your os cd is fine and that your cd rom drive is ok

I would say that your best bet would be to do an in-place upgrade (reinstall) of windows xp.
You should not loose any of you installed programs or almost all files (see below)
But I would make backups of irreplaceable file like my document, pictures logins passwords email …etc just in case.
If you downloaded, installed windows xp sp2 then it will have to be uninstalled before you do the in-place upgrade.
If you are not sure look in the control panel > add/remove programs if service pack 2 not listed then you should be ok.

When you do an in-place upgrade you will lose data that is stored in the following folders,
C:\Documents and Settings\All Users
C:\Documents and Settings\Default User

So make sure that you back the up before you start the below process.

You will also need your windows xp product key, you can use magical jellybean to retrieve it for you.

To perform an in-place upgrade (reinstallation) of windows xp
Insert the Windows XP CD in your computer's CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive at the Welcome click Install Windows XP.
Select Upgrade (Recommended) in the Installation Type box (if it is not already selected), and then click next.
Put in your product key you got from magical jellybean
On the Get Updated Setup Files page, select no (you can not upgrade from Microsoft)
When you are finished the first thing you should do is go to windows update.
The reinstall wipes out all the updates that are installed.